17 November 2014 Archives

By Berkeleyside staffNov. 17, 2014May 5, 2017

The Berkeley Wire: 11.17.14

Fed-up parents want to shut down a Berkeley pot club (CBS)
Berkeley: A history of disobedience in pictures (The Guardian)
The politics of food choice (Americans for Food & Beverage Choice)
How Berkeley took on Big Soda and won (The Guardian)
Appeals court dismisses defamation charges against Michael Lewis (Capitol)
Teen convicted of setting skirt on fire sentenced to 7 years (Daily Planet)
Biggest spenders in Berkeley elections see mixed results (Daily Cal)
Update on Cal Memorial Stadium financing (College Hotline)
1,400 Cal students help community on Project Day (UCB News)
By Nosh editorsNov. 17, 2014November 17, 2014

The Nosh Wire: 11.17.14

Your daily delivery of fresh East Bay food news.
By Tracey TaylorNov. 17, 2014June 24, 2015

‘Occupy The Farm’ tells tale of local food activism

The newly released 'Occupy The Farm,' directed by Todd Darling, tells the story of the occupation by activists of the Gill Tract in Albany.
By Frances DinkelspielNov. 17, 2014May 6, 2017

Jake Silverstein, new editor of New York Times Magazine: ‘The East Bay shaped my view of the world’

In March 2014, Jake Silverstein was tapped for one of the top jobs in journalism: the editorship of the New York Times Magazine. A 1993 graduate of Berkeley High School, Silverstein, 39, has deep roots — and a deep affinity — for Berkeley. Surprisingly, he didn’t write for the Berkeley High Jacket, but he did pen stories for the high school’s literary magazine and acted with an independent theater group. His first real professional journalism piece was an East Bay Express story on Ed Gong, the famed piano mover.
By Erica EtelsonNov. 17, 2014May 6, 2017

Op-ed: Recess restriction is discriminatory and counterproductive

This Wednesday, the Berkeley Unified School Board will vote on a policy that would allow teachers to restrict students’ access to recess. As a parent of a child at Willard, I oppose the recess restriction policy as discriminatory and counterproductive.
By Emily S. MendelNov. 17, 2014Septtember 21, 2017

‘Breakfast with Mugabe’ at Aurora packs a powerful punch

An intimate power struggle between Robert Mugabe, the President of Zimbabwe, and Dr. Andrew Peric, a white Zimbabwean psychiatrist, is the compelling concept of Aurora Theatre’s gripping, finely acted drama, Breakfast with Mugabe.
By Heidi Goldstein and Rebecca LevensonNov. 17, 2014May 6, 2017

Op-ed: Sexual harassment at Berkeley High must stop

On the evening of Nov. 12 we sent an invitation to each member of the Berkeley School Board and to members of the leadership team of the Superintendent’s office at the Berkeley Unified School District, asking them to support a fundraising initiative for a student-led organization called #BHSstopharassing.
By Mary FlahertyNov. 17, 2014May 6, 2017

School board reviews recess restriction as punishment

Two years ago, Berkeley parent Sinead O’Sullivan got tired of hearing from her kindergartener that he was missing recess for misbehaving. She knew he wasn’t a saint, but she didn’t think taking exercise away was going to improve his behavior.
By Frances DinkelspielNov. 17, 2014January 5, 2017

15 displaced after early-morning fire in North Berkeley

A fire broke out at 1802 Bonita Ave. near Delaware Street around 5:06 a.m. Monday morning, displacing 15 people living in various rooms.
By Tracey TaylorNov. 17, 2014May 6, 2017

Andy Samberg, Lonely Island, return to Berkeley High

Berkeley High alumni Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer (aka, comedy group The Lonely Island) returned to Berkeley High School a week ago Sunday to shoot footage for a project that aims to chronicle their lives in Berkeley.

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